Principal Azure DevOps Engineer
hace 14 horas
Liverpool
Principal Azure DevOps Engineer Permanent Location: UK - Remote Salary: £80,000 - £90,000 (+ benefits) Skills: Azure, DevOps, CI/CD, Terraform, PowerShell, SC Clearance We are looking to recruit an SC Cleared Principal Azure DevOps Engineer for a leading technology consultancy. You will be responsible for delivering high-quality, innovative solutions to clients across multiple sectors. The Principal Engineer drive the design, implementation, and optimization of cloud infrastructure and DevOps practices. This is a senior, hands-on role combining technical delivery, architecture, and thought leadership, ensuring secure, scalable, and resilient platforms that enable rapid, high-quality software delivery. This is a home based role with travel for customer and team meetings as required. Key Responsibilities • Lead the design and implementation of cloud infrastructure and DevOps processes across client projects., • Act as a technical advisor for cloud engineers, providing guidance on CI/CD automation, container orchestration, and platform reliability., • Design, document, and maintain secure technical and security architectures aligned with best practices., • Collaborate with Architecture, Security, Software Engineering, and Product teams to align cloud platform strategy., • Drive improvements in automation, infrastructure as code, and overall DevOps maturity across projects., • Mentor and coach engineering teams to adopt modern engineering practices and automation strategies., • Deliver large-scale infrastructure transformation projects with low-level design expertise., • Stay ahead of emerging technologies, applying them to deliver maximum client value. Essential Skills & Experience • Extensive experience in Azure services and architecture (VMs, EntraID, Application Gateway, Sentinel, Defender for Cloud, Azure Fabric, Functions, Logic Apps, Front Door, App Service, Dev Box, Azure Migrate)., • Strong expertise in Azure DevOps, GitHub CI/CD, and build/release automation., • Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Pulumi, CloudFormation, PowerShell)., • Experience deploying solutions in AWS is desirable., • Familiarity with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) and automation/configuration tools (Ansible)., • Strong scripting skills (PowerShell, Bash, Python)., • Experience with monitoring and observability tools (Grafana, Azure Monitor, DataDog, New Relic)., • Deep understanding of cloud security, governance, and FinOps principles., • Solid Windows, Linux, and Microsoft 365 design and implementation experience., • Proven experience migrating databases (e.g., MS SQL) in cloud environments., • SC clearance (or eligible) preferred. About You • You are passionate about solving complex business challenges with cloud technologies., • You combine hands-on technical ability with strategic thinking and advisory skills., • You are collaborative, proactive, and committed to sharing knowledge and raising standards., • You thrive in client-facing roles and can communicate complex technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders.